Is this shot by Devin Harris a buzzer beater or was the shot after the buzzer?

Lu inbounded the ball to Jameer Nelson, who made a 3 at the buzzer to win the game 85–82. On March 25, 2011, Nicolas Batum of the Portland Trail Blazers made an Alley-oop lay-up with 9 tenths left to beat the Spurs 98–96. On December 29, 2011, Vince Carter of the Dallas Mavericks made a wide open three-pointer with 1.4 seconds left.

At the other end, Kevin Durant hit a 35-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to win it for the Oklahoma City Thunder 104–102. In Game 1 of the 1950 NBA Finals, Bob Harrison hit a 40-ft buzzer-beater to win the game for the Lakers, 68–66. In Game 4 of the 1969 NBA Finals, Sam Jones hit an off-balance 18-footer as time expired to lift the Celtics to a series-tying 89–88 win over the Lakers.

In Game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals, Jerry West sank a desperation buzzer-beating 60-ft shot to tie the game at 102. However, his Lakers still lost to the Knicks in OT, 111–108. In Game 5 of the 1976 NBA Finals, Gar Heard hit a buzzer beater against the Boston Celtics to tie the game at 112 and force a 3rd overtime.

This was one of the many high points of the game, which the Celtics won 128–126. Heard's shot is one of the many reasons the NBA refers to Game 5 as "The Greatest Game Ever Played". In Game 1 of the 1986 Eastern Conference First Round, Dudley Bradley made a buzzer-beating 3 to win the game 95–94 after the 76ers led 94–77 with 3 minutes left.

In Game 3 of the 1986 Western Conference Semifinals, Derek Harper hit a long 3 with 3 seconds left to beat the Lakers 110–108. In Game 5 of the 1986 Western Conference Finals, the Rockets were tied with the Lakers at 112 with 1 second left and the ball at half-court. Ralph Sampson hit a turn-around shot at the buzzer, to win the series 4–1 for the Rockets.

In Game 5 of the 1989 Eastern Conference First Round, Michael Jordan took the inbounds pass with 3 seconds left, sprinted to the free throw line and hit The Shot over Craig Ehlo at the buzzer to beat the Cavs 101–100. In Game 4 of the 1993 Eastern Conference First Round, with Charlotte down 103–102 with 3.3 seconds left, Alonzo Mourning took the inbounds pass and hit a 20-footer with 0.4 seconds left. In Game 3 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Semifinals with 1.8 seconds left and the Bulls down 2–0 in the series, Toni Kuko?

Sank a 23-ft fadeaway at the buzzer to give Chicago a 104–102 victory over the Knicks. In Game 5 of the 1995 Western Conference Semifinals, Nick Van Exel hit a 3 with 3 tenths left in OT to give the Lakers a 98–96 win over the Spurs. In Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals, Reggie Miller scored 8 points in 8.9 seconds to erase a 6-point deficit and beat the Knicks, 107–105.

In Game 4 of the 1995 Eastern Conference Finals, Indiana's Rik Smits faked a shot over Tree Rollins, then hit a 10-footer at the buzzer to beat Orlando 94–93. In Game 1 of the 1995 NBA Finals, Hakeem Olajuwon of the Rockets tipped in a missed layup by Clyde Drexler with 3 tenths left in OT to beat the Magic 120–118. In Game 4 of the 1997 Western Conference First Round, the Suns' Rex Chapman caught an overthrown Jason Kidd pass and made a falling-out-of-bounds 3 with 1.9 seconds left to tie the game at 107.